On one occasion his horse was stolen from him by Tiburcio Vásquez, a famous Californio bandit. |
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It portrays the romance of an Anglo squatter's son and the daughter of a Californio Don. |
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The Californios drove cattle away from the pueblo hoping to starve the Americans and their Californio supporters out. |
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With few weapons, little ammunition and no organized military, the Californio government was unable to put up much resistance. |
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The Mission was secularized by the Mexican government in 1834, and most of the Mission lands were sold to wealthy Californio settlers. |
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